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Contemporary Farmhouse Forever Home

This 3,700sf new construction contemporary farmhouse style home includes 5 Beds and 5 Baths, plus a fully finished 1,600sf Basement and bonus 500sf finished Attic.

First floor includes a Home Office with access to Hall Bath, custom Wine Cellar, Wet Bar, and open concept Living, Dining and Kitchen spaces.  The attached hidden pantry is stunning with built-in floor to ceiling cabinetry and secondary refrigerator. Access to the 2-car Garage is through the spacious Mudroom complete with dog-wash shower and door to the side yard.

Second floor includes 2 Beds with a shared Jack-and-Jill bath, 1 Bed with private en suite Bath, large Laundry room, and spacious Owners' Suite with his and hers walk-in Closets and luxury Bath with dual-access walk-in shower. 

Finished Basement includes Bedroom, Bath, massive open Rec Room, sunken area for a golf simulator, and ample Storage.

Finished Attic includes an additional 500sf of Artist's Loft and Library.


Elegant Artists' Prairie

This new construction Prairie-inspired home sits beautifully on the sloping lot, with incredible corner views from every room. At 4,355sf (plus 1970sf unfinished look-out basement), this home boasts 4beds, 4 full baths, 2 half baths, a library with floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinetry and fireplace, incredible chef's kitchen open to living and dining and screened porch, spacious mudroom with side entry, 2nd-floor laundry, and abundant storage throughout. The home is also fully accessible, with an elevator to all levels.

Photography by Kmiecik Imagery.

Modern Farmhouse Homestead

This contemporary farmhouse was originally a 1970 Cape Cod with several hodge-podge additions as well as the soaring 1985 Great Room addition. The new open concept layout of this Legacy Home includes the completely remodeled Great Room, 4-beds, 3-baths, home office and library, spacious dining room, a chef's kitchen with large walk-in pantry, mudroom with dog-wash shower, and a massive wrap-around porch and deck overlooking their stunning acreage. The property includes 6-car garage, working barn, outbuildings, pond with waterfall and bridge, an enclosed porch with pizza oven, gardens, and a fantastic old-growth-tree-lined drive, creating an idyllic location for this growing family.

Lakefront Lodge

This gorgeous lakefront home had plenty of square footage but was dated in layout and design. The entire interior was updated with new finishes throughout. The dated fake Tudor style and abundant brown exterior had to go - in favor of a more lake-appropriate blue shingle style with white trim. A new Front Porch provides shade from the western sun and improved curb appeal.  The lake side of the house includes an open balcony, updated deck, covered porch, covered patio, in-ground pool and surrounding patio.  

Craftsman Delight

This new construction 3,050sf Craftsman Bungalow-style home includes 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, SunRoom, Den, and a partial utility Basement with attached 2-car front-load Garage.   Designed and built to fit the very stringent site requirements of the narrow, sloping lot in a flood plain, the site includes a large concrete retaining wall around half of the house to keep flood waters at bay.  

The homeowners were pivotal in the design of trim details, built-in cabinetry and even made the stain glass windows included in the home.  The owners selected all interior finishes and did so with period - yet timeless - colors, patterns and details.  The end result is a masterful nod at the Arts & Crafts period with all modern amenities and features.

Photography and SketchUp 3D model images by 12/12 Architects and Kmiecik Imagery.

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